Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Calcaneus Fractures With and Without Bone Graft

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Calcaneus Fractures

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare patient functional outcomes for surgical fixation of calcaneus fractures with and without tricortical iliac crest bone grafting

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00582686

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

49

Starts

2000-05-01

Expected to finish

2008-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-10-01

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• intra-articular calcaneus fractures requiring open reduction and internal fixation
• Adult patient (19 years or older)
• Mental capacity to comply with post-operative regimen, evaluation and data collection

You may not qualify if…

• non-operative fractures for primary or secondary reasons
• prior surgery to the hindfoot of the involved lower extremity
• inability to comply with post-operative regimen, evaluation and data collection
• inability or unwillingness to give informed consent

Where it is running

• The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Orthopaedic Trauma — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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